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• Apply / Parents and educators

  Advising your students

  educationally sound for them to best prepare them to succeed in college and beyond ... a laundry list of a million activities. And we don’t want students ... from school districts with limited resources and fewer advanced course
• Discover / About MIT

  A brief history of MIT

  relationship with both the work of war and work of peace.']dynamic thinkers who ... discovery with the support and intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus ... with a heartfelt belief: that the American educational system of the 19th
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Transfer credit & advanced standing

  you graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate's degree ... both high school and college credit—or even [annotation note="If you ... Many students who apply to MIT are passionate about learning and find

• Online info sessions

  matched with a current student who can answer your questions! [button ... peek from above Explore the MIT campus and the surrounding area with our ... of your own home![/intro] Join us for an online session Sign up to see
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Getting started

  fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in ... the end of your first year at MIT—there's a lot of time between now and
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  Transfer eligibility

  apply for the fall 2026 term, because both terms occur in the same entry ... will have completed more than two and a half years (five terms ... The transfer application is intended for students who have finished
• Apply / First-year applicants

  International applicants

  MIT has a very long history of educating international students, and ... , you may not be familiar with the application process for American ... understand life is more rich and complicated than a checkbox, and we take that
• Discover / Life and culture

  The MIT community

  search the world for students who we think will be a good fit at MIT, and ... will inspire and guide you along the way. What follows is a brief ...  humans of MIT are truly special, and we hope that among them you will find a
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  First-year learning communities

  filled with couches and bean bags for students to relax in between classes ... , intimate classes with no more than 20 students, and works with a team ... , you move to a new city, live with a new roommate, enroll in new classes
• Apply / First-year applicants

  DACA & undocumented applicants

  preservation of DACA and advocating for a pathway to citizenship, and MIT filed ... oversaw student life and learning at MIT for seven years, published a letter ... As part of our mission to uphold meritocracy and fair access for
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  STEM programs

  's Dream, a free math enrichment and research program for exceptional high ... your imagination and powers of analysis, connect you with other young people who dare to enjoy nerdy things, and help you prepare for the rigor
• Apply / Understanding the process

  Our selection process

  're looking for, but what we want from you, and how much we care about the work ... one individual's biases, preferences, or familiarity with a given case ... like your application has entered a black hole. So what really happens
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  WISE 2026

  .) Participants stay on campus with a current MIT undergraduate student and learn firsthand about academics and campus life. As a participant, you’ll experience ... days of school. And, don’t worry, we’ll provide you with a participation

• Housing and residence life

  note='McCormick residence hall is closed for a two-year renovation ... arrangements, and prices. Some are more conventional—with double rooms and dining ... (GRTs) who are there to provide snacks, life advice, or some help with a
• Discover / The MIT education

  General Institute Requirements

  complicated and different for every student and major. However, as a rule of ... curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William ... , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your

• Student life at MIT

  likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a “day in the life of an MIT student” looks like for them—and that's part ... ) 73 questions with Nina W. '23 A Week of UROPing (blog by Jessica Z
• Discover / The MIT education

  Global education

  , and labs for research or work a teaching program where students teach STEM in foreign high schools and universities a study abroad program that offers opportunities to study for the semester, year, or summer at a

• Schedule your campus visit

  life, the application process, and financial aid. A student-led campus ... reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. [button ... . Reservations are required. Should you arrive without a reservation for a session
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Extracurricular activities

  world—have different clubs, organizations, and physical spaces for ... , intrigue, and challenge you—not because you think they’ll look impressive on ... makes you happy; it should feel right for you, right now, and it
• Discover / About MIT

  Inventions & innovations

  with engineering and scientific studies—and produced an unending stream ... Globe published a ranked list of 150 inventions and discoveries ... rather than DNA, for use as a rapid, inexpensive, highly sensitive